Fluid dispensing device



Aug. 5, 1952 w, TAYLQR 2,606,064

FLUID DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Feb. 16, 1949 INVENTOR. HALSEY WTAYL-QR ATTORNE) exposed. to suspended in the atmosphere,

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Patented Aug. 5, 1952 UNITED stares rarest -o 1=r1cEy Halsey W. Taylor,Warren,-

Ohio, assignor to The Halsey W. Taylor Company,'Warren,i0hi0, a

corporation of Ohio Application February 16,,19 4l9;,,ScIiall lfo.,76,831

3 Claims. 1

, character.

In ordinary well-type pump construction no .provision is made for thedispensing of drinking of ,water, other than the attachment of adrinking cup to the pump. Obviously, this presents .unsanitaryconditions, since the cup is detrimental elements which may be and stillworse the one'cup is used by a multitude of persons and such conditionfosters the spreading of communicable diseases.

" My invention provides an efiicient and economically produced drinkingfountain which may be used with a well-type water pump to avoid thedisadvantages above mentioned, and to provide other sanitary featuresconsistent with good drinking fountain manufacture. My invention hasgreat application in areas where the only supply of water is from wells,and as examples,

my invention may be used on farms, golf courses, and in rural districts.

Referring to the drawing which accompanies this specification and formspart of this application, there is shown, for purposes of illustrationan embodiment which my invention may ,,assume,.and in this drawing:

Eigurel is a broken elevational view showing m invention as applied to a\ve11-type water pump,

I ,Eigure 2V is, an enlarged longitudinal section ofaportion ,ofltheapparatus shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section corresponding 33 of Figure 2, withReferring particularly to Figure 1 of the drawing,.,the. apparatusherein shown to disclose the invention comprises a well-type pump it!having apump cylinder 1! disposed in the water of the-:well-W. A tube l2has fluid communication with the pump cylinder l I and extends upwardlythrough the ground G and is-threaded into the ,lower end of areceptacleI3, as shown at H .;(-see Figures 2 and 3).

.A reciprocable pump rod I5 is adapted to op-' 1 eratethe piston meansin the cylinder H in the ,usual manner, and this rod extends upwardly;in spaced relation through the tube 12 and the receptacle l3, andhasconnection with a pump- ,handle 16. Thus, operation of the pumphandle IS in the usual manner will cause reciprocation of the rod l5and-effect pumping action ofjthe piston'means in the cylinder H, so thatwater is drawn upwardly in the tube 12 and delivered 5 to the receptaclel3. Water rises in the receptacle 113 until it reaches the level ofthe'lip H of the outlet spout l8, whereupondt-flows outwardly of suchspout. The entire apparatus may be held imposition by a flange ill-which1 is slidable along the tube l2 and is "bolted-{to this tube in positionto engage the upper surface of the ground G, or the adjacent surface ofa concrete apron which is sometimes provided in thearea surrounding thepump.

My invention provides a drinking fountain which is automaticallyoperable when water is delivered to the receptacle I3, waterb'ei'ngdelivered for drinking purposes when a certain level is reachedin' the receptacle, and'flow of 20 water continues ire-substantiallyuniform stream until the water in the receptacle drops to a certainlower level, whereupon the stream'is generally abruptly interrupted. I

Asbest seen in'Figures 2 and 3, the receptacle -j'i3 hasan "interiorboss formed at itslower end. The boss has a bore 2| which isthrea'dedat'its lower end to receive a bolt 22 which closes the lowerend' of thebore "2|, Sand 'also'forms means-for the attachment of a bowlorcatchbasin- 23. *The bowl '23 has a drain passage .24

' directed inthe same "general direction as'w the may also collectwaste; water "irom-ithe'outlet rspout'ili.

Intersecting i the *bore 2 I, 'is a; 'thre'aded open- .ingifiil'ltUWhlChis threaded a'water'dispensing -;=nozzle,:- such' asthe water "bubbler21 herein mi-shown. The. bubblerffl': hasahood 2a to protect fthe-outlet :nozzle' rfrom accumulation i of r dirt and other deleteriousmatter.

Secured: within'the upper endof the bore, 2| '(see'Figure? 3) is'oneileg '29 of a siphon tube -38; the bightof the "tube being disposedbelow the: levelof the lipl'iof .the outlet-spout I8 and merging with adownwardly extending deg SL-"lhe 1 leg titer-minates within :a bore .40.formedina-valve,--body--4l, the lower-end of the bore .40 communicatingwith the interior of the receptacle I3 ataupointspaced from the bottomthereof. As will be. clearly seen in Figure 3, the -siphontube 8establishes a line of water communication between the interior of. .the.re- .oeptacle .l 3.,a1'1dthe bubbler. 21, andsuchline [of communicationis formed with an opening to the atmosphere at its lowermost portion toprovide escape for trapped air and a drain for water. In the embodimentshown, such escape opening is formed in the bubbler 21. as shown at 32,so that Water may drain into the bowl 23.

The valve body 4| has a bore 42 intersecting the bore 40 andaccommodating a valve plug 43 of the rotatable type. The plug 43 has adiametrically disposed aperture, so that passage of fluid through thebore 40 may be blocked at will. A nut 44 holds the valve body 4! inposition with respect to the receptacle l3 and also clamps a dial plate45 against the exterior surface of the receptacle. A valve rod 46extends from the valve plug 43 and a pointer and operating handle 41 isconnected to the exterior extremity of this rod. Suitable packing prevents leakage of fluid along the valve rod 45. The dial plate 45 isprovided with spaced projections 48 and 49 which limit movement of thepointer 41 between the two positions of the valve plug 43. If desired,the plate 45 may be provided with'the legend Drink adjacent to theprojection 48 to indicate that the valve is open and that water willissue from the nozzle 21, and may also be provided with the legend Pump"adjacent to the projection 49 to indicate that the valve is closed andonly the spout [8 will issue water.

In operation, assuming the valve plug 43 is in Drink" position, as wateris pumped into the rece tacle I3. the level of water will rise not onlyin the rece tacle but also in the leg 3|. When the level of water in thereceptacle reaches the bi ht' portion of the si hon tube an, water willflow from the leg 3|, through the bight portion, down ardlv throu h theleg 29 and out ardl of the bubbler 21 in a stream as shown by the dottedlines S. The siphon action will thus be started,

' and water will continue to flow from the bubbler 21 until the level ofthe water in the receptac e I3 drops to uncover the lower end of thebore 40 which in effect is the lower end of the siphontube leg 3|.

Continued pum ing durin the time the water is flowin from the bubbler 2will cause the level of the water to r se a ove the biaht ortion of thesiphon tube 3" so t at water will flow from the out et s out ill in thee ent it is desired tocollect water in a pail or the li e. Anv air inthe siph n tu e i -ea' ilv vented th ou h the o enin 32. so that theflow of water from the bubb er is free of am; s u ts which otherwise maybe cau ed b tr p ed air.

whe pum n action h s ceased, and the le el of water in the receptac edrons'to uncover the lower end of the b re 4". he s p on action will bebroken to in e -rum. .fiui l f ow om the hnbb er 27. a rem n n n the, ubl min the loo 2" n flan inlvm tube 3", mqv drain thrnno'h th owen n- 3 tt e owl 21L Tat r rema ning 1'11 thP re e tonle I3 man he drainedflnrv'nv vgrrflv t rou th tube I? and re e to the we". W by mean of a mll o en n 33 s e Fi ure l) in the tu e 2. whi h open n may be loc ted beow the frost line. Thus, when the ap aratus is not in use, a l ater isautomaticall drained therefromv and therefor no water remains in theapparatus and. the po si i it of d mage done by freezin water is entrely eliminated.

It will be noted that the lower end of the bore 40 is some distanceabove the outlet end of the bubbler 21, so that a suitable head of wateris provided even when the level of the water approaches the lower end ofthe bore 40. This is desirable since it provides a stream of drinkingwater of sufficient heighth at all times so that the unsanitary dangerpresent in contact of the users mouth with the nozzle is avoided.Further, when the water level drops to uncover the lower end of thebore, the stream from the bubbler is interrupted abruptly, thuspreventing the unsanitary danger involved in following a dwindlingstream to th nozzle.

It has been found desirable to provide a valve for controlling flow ofwater through the siphon tube to further enhance the sanitary featuresof the drinking fountain. Without the valve, when a person is pumpingwater for disposal from the spout l8, the tendency is to cover theoutlet of bubbler 28 with a finger, or otherwise close this outlet, andobviously this presents unsanitary conditions. The valve herein shown islocated in full view of a person operating the pump handle l6, and it isan easy matter to turn the valve to desired position.

In View of the foregoing, it will be apparent to those skilled in theart that I have accomplished at least the principal object of myinvention, and. it also will be apparent to those skilled in the artthat the embodiment herein described may be variously changed andmodified, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and thatthe invention is capable of uses and has advantages not hereinspecifically described, hence it will be appreciated that the hereindisclosed embodiment is illustrative only, and that my invention is notlimited thereto.

I claim:

1. For use with a water pump having a receptacle into which water ispumped, said receptacle having an outlet opening and an outlet spout, awater drinking fountain comprising a siphon tube establishing fluidcommunication between the interior of said receptacle and said outletopening, whereby fluid pumped into said receptacle flows through saidsiphon tube for drinking purposes and also through said outlet spout,and valve means for controlling fluid-flow through said siphon tube sothat fluid-flow through said siphon tube may be interrupted when it isdesired to dispense fluid through said outlet spout.

2. For use with a well-type water pump having a receptacle into whichwater is pumped and from which water is delivered through a spoutopening, a water drinking fountain comprising a Water dispensing nozzlecarried by the lower end of said receptacle, a bent tube within saidreceptacle and providing siphon means, one leg of said tube being incommunication with said nozzle and the other leg of said tubeterminating an appreciable distance from the bottom of said receptacleso that a head of water is at all times maintained within saidreceptacle, valve means carried by a side wall of said receptacle andhaving a valve body disposed inwardly of said receptacle and having aport connected to the terminating end of said other leg and another portcommunicating directly with the interior of said receptacle, a valveplug movable Within said valve body and operable to interrupt flow ofwater through said other leg and thus control operation of said siphonmeans, manually operable handle means connected to said valve plug anddisposed exteriorly of said receptacle, the bight of said tube beingdisposed an appreciable distance above the lower end of said other legso that an additional head of water equal to the height of said bightabove the terminating end of said other tube is required in saidreceptacle to start siphoning action of water from said receptacle tosaid nozzle, whereupon water issues in a substantially steady streamfrom said nozzle when said valve means permits flow of water throughsaid siphon means and at a substantially uniform height and flow ofwater is interrupted abruptly when the level of the head of wateruncovers said valve means so as to stop water flow before the stream ofwater appreciably diminishes in height.

3. For use with a well-type water pump having a receptacle into whichwater is pumped and from which water is delivered through a spoutopening, a water drinking fountain comprising a water dispensing nozzledisposed exteriorly of said receptacle, a bent tube within saidreceptacle and providing siphon means, one leg of said tube being incommunication with said nozzle and the other leg of said tube openinginto said receptacle at a point spaced from the bottom thereof, thebight of said tube being disposed on a level substantially equal to thelevel of said spout opening so that water issuing from said spoutprovides visual indication to an operator thatsuflieient water is insaid receptacle for proper siphoning action.

HALSEY W. TAYLOR. I

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the :file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES The Waterbury Sanitary FountainAttachment, dated September 1912.

